Behind the scenes - Process of creating a painting
How I create my artwork
Most of my paintings have a story behind. Since the main goal is to bring art and science together I like to do extensive research before doing a painting. Many times new ideas come from trips, so sometimes I like to do quick sketches in pencil to record some of those ideas.
Many paintings start with a pencil sketch before doing the final painting.
Painting the anatomy of a chili pepper on a sketchbook
After sketching I start painting and adding details. Many of my paintings are very detailed while others more loose. When I do miniature and detailed work I like to use a magnifying glass.
I always keep a side piece of watercolor paper to test colors and brush strokes. Sometimes I feel they can be abstract pieces of artwork on its own so I save my favorite ones every now and then.
I like to get inspiration from travels and things around me. This one was done while traveling in Florida in a small botanical garden.
I do small tests of color or brush strokes quite often while painting with watercolors. I feel that sometimes they look like pieces of art on its own.
For miniature pieces I like to use a magnifying glass to check my final work.
Some pieces are a mix of watercolor and color pencil for details and texture.
Besides watercolor I like to use other media to bring freshness and variety to my work. One of my recent favorites are color pencils since it gives a lot of texture and it’s great for details for bigger paintings.
Also, I like to make digital modifications, normally backgrounds or adding scientific information to make artistic info graphics. I feel it’s a nice combo between scientific information with artistic details.
Many of my final pieces are a combination of traditional with digital media.